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Translation - Danish-English - Jeg hører fødder, som går. Det er fra børn, som...

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Jeg hører fødder, som går. Det er fra børn, som...
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Submitted by Minny
Source language: Danish

Jeg hører fødder, som går.
Det er fra børn,
som ikke har en favn at sidde i.
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aforisme

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I hear feet that walk.They belong to ...
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Translated by jairhaas
Target language: English

I hear feet that walk.
They belong to children,
who do not have a lap to sit on.
Validated by lilian canale - 17 February 2010 12:57





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12 February 2010 17:20

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
Hi Jair,

bosom?

13 February 2010 18:45

jairhaas
Number of messages: 261
That's the meaning of "favn"!

14 February 2010 15:25

gamine
Number of messages: 4611
agree with jarhaas. "favn" is a quite dfficult word to translate into English. Think it would be difficult to find another word to express the meaning of this Danish word.

CC: lilian canale

14 February 2010 18:16

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
Hum... well, then I think instead of "sit in" we could use "lean on", what do you think?

14 February 2010 19:46

jairhaas
Number of messages: 261
That would be changing the meaning too much to my taste, maybe someone else thinks otherwise. Gamine?

14 February 2010 20:43

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
Anita, could you help us here (if the baby allows )?

CC: Anita_Luciano

14 February 2010 23:40

gamine
Number of messages: 4611
Agree with jairhaas. Not the same meaning. But what about: "don't have anybody's arms to snuggle in" instead of: "who do not have a bosom to sit in.

16 February 2010 14:39

Anita_Luciano
Number of messages: 1670
I'd translate it to something like this: "..who do not have arms to hold them."

(I know it´s not a literal translation, but I personally think it works better this way)

16 February 2010 15:24

Minny
Number of messages: 271
I suggest:
"I hear feet that walk.
They belong to children,
who do not have a lap to sit on."

16 February 2010 19:26

jairhaas
Number of messages: 261
I like Anita's suggestion